Techland has announced that Dying Light: The Beast will no longer be released on Xbox One or PS4. The studio shared the update via its official X account today, confirming that development on last‑gen versions has ended.

In its statement, Techland says the decision came down to technical limitations:

“Dying Light: The Beast was built from the ground up to take full advantage of current‑generation hardware. Its open world, advanced visuals, and fluid combat and traversal all depend on processing power and memory that previous‑generation consoles simply cannot provide”. The studio adds that attempting to bring the game to older systems would have required compromises that “would prevent us from delivering the experience we set out to create”.

The news isn’t exactly shocking as most major releases have moved on from old‑gen hardware. However, it is a bit disappointing for anyone who has now been priced out of the PS5 or Xbox Series X upgrade due to several years of price hikes.

KitGuru says: Props to Techland for trying but this was always going to be difficult to get running on hardware from the early 2010 era. They just about managed it with Dying Light 2 but Dying Light: The Beast had even more ambitious systems under the hood. 

Over the past couple years, we’ve seen a great deal of work and effort being put into various emulation projects, with one of the most notable being ShadPS4 – recently being updated to allow for online play without the need for PlayStation Plus. Looking ahead a generation however, great strides are already being made regarding PS5 emulation, with the SharpEmu project recently hitting a new milestone.

Available to download via Github, SharpEmu is described as “an experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS”. Currently in its “early stages of development” the project is focused entirely on emulating PS5 titles, being “developed from scratch in C#.”

As with most emulator projects, SharpEmu has seen a great deal of improvements in a relatively short amount of time. Recently, the emulator was able to boot up the relatively basic title ‘Dreaming Sarah’ while also showing progress for the likes of Bluepoint’s Demon’s Souls Remake.

Since then however, the project has been making strides, with the latest update bringing in a working UI; audio/music; PS5 DualSense support and more.

As with all emulator projects, it will likely be many years before SharpEmu is able to be used by the general public as an actual fully-featured PS5 emulator. Still, their current progress is highly encouraging. Hopefully Sony does not try to get involved as it continues to improve.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 have only just been re‑released on PS4 and PS5, but players are already reporting that multiplayer lobbies are being overrun by hackers due to outdated anti‑cheat systems.

The two classic Black Ops titles returned this month with new PS4 and PS5 versions. The re‑releases do run on newer servers, but it would seem that the underlying anti-cheat systems were not upgraded enough, as long-standing exploits are already being abused across the new servers.

Players are encountering aimlock, ESP wallhacks, and even tools that allow cheaters to add or remove XP from other accounts. Some users say they’ve been hit with negative XP, effectively blocking them from accessing multiplayer progression, as they can't even reach level 1.

These issues have existed for years on the original console and PC versions of these games, so this outcome was entirely predictable, making it all the more frustrating that more wasn't done to counter these exploits in time for the re-release. Right now, legitimate players are spending $40 on a game that can't really be played outside of private lobbies between friends.

MP1st recommends that fans actively avoid any online domination matches with max-level players, as more often than not, these are hackers. You should also probably leave a match if you see a lot of people joining and immediately leaving, and if you see a lot of grenade suicides going off, then chances are you've ended up in a lobby with a cheater and should leave.

This wouldn't be as much of an issue if these hackers didn't have the tools to manipulate in-game XP, but right now, even being in a lobby with a cheater could mean that you are about to lose all of your XP, or play one single game and suddenly be max level, which could be an issue if Activision starts monitoring and banning boosted accounts, even if you didn't ask to be boosted in the first place.

KitGuru Says: What should have been a fun weekend of nostalgia for Call of Duty fans on PlayStation has instead turned into a nightmare. Unless Activision upgrades the anti‑cheat, these re‑releases won’t offer a viable multiplayer experience.

Due to the massive shift in architecture between the PlayStation 3 and 4, Sony’s 8th-gen console lacked any backwards compatibility. While most 7th-gen titles were eventually ported over, some remained locked to the PS3. Finally, two of the highest-rated Call of Duty games of all time (Black Ops 1 and 2) have been brought forward to the current-gen – but it’ll cost you quite a bit.

Following its announcement last month, the PlayStation 4 and PS5 ports of Call of Duty Black Ops 1 and 2 have now been officially released, surprise-dropping onto the PlayStation Store with little warning.

While an exciting prospect given that these are two of the most revered entries in the franchise, these ports are not only rather barebones, but surprisingly costly.

Though we have not gotten anything in the way of technical specifications, these ports appear to come with a resolution boost and nothing else. Of course, these aren't remasters but simple ports. That being said, the lack of an FOV slider in 2026 is still disappointing to see.

Being Call of Duty, no one was expecting the ports to be given away for free. Even so, the listed price is quite a bit higher than some might expect, being as follows:

• Black Ops 1 Base Game: £34.99
• BO1 Season Pass: £25.99
• Black Ops 2 Base Game: £34.99
• BO2 Season Pass: £25.99

Even back during these game’s initial launches over a decade ago, the presence of a Season Pass as it related to multiplayer maps did cause a great deal of segregation, impacting matching-making among other issues.

Perhaps the one silver lining in all of this is the fact that PlayStation Plus members are able to benefit from a hefty launch discount, with the base games going down to £17.49 each and their Season Passes costing £8.57 for a limited time.

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The developers of the PlayStation 4 emulator ShadPS4 have announced ShadNet. This open-source custom server system enables online multiplayer without requiring a connection to the official PlayStation Network (PSN) or a PlayStation Plus account. 

ShadNet emulates network services, allowing PC players to access multiplayer features in emulated titles like Bloodborne. However, the development team has been transparent about current limitations, noting that the ecosystem is still in the early testing phase. This infrastructure uses a similar approach to RPCN, the custom server solution widely used for the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3. Currently, only score tracking works within the new framework, though account registration has already opened on the emulator's official website. 

The announcement follows the project's largest update to date, shadPS4 v0.16.0, which arrived in late May. That release introduced major updates, including a new config system, local multiplayer support, improved Vulkan API stability, expanded support for Neo GPU features, and increased compatibility with PS4 Pro-enhanced titles.

Sony hasn't taken action against the emulator over its two-year development span. Despite this lack of intervention, introducing a custom server platform that completely bypasses PSN requirements could attract legal scrutiny in the future.

KitGuru says: Have you ever tried shadPS4?

PlayStation 4 emulation on PC via the ShadPS4 emulator is poised to reach new heights in the near future. The developers behind the emulator that made the dream of playing Bloodborne on PC with enhanced visuals and performance a reality have revealed ShadNet, an open-source infrastructure project designed to allow users to play multiplayer games online. "ShadNet is going to offer shadPS4 users a way to connect, and play online games together. This project has been in the works for a few months now, but its in a stage where we can announce it officially," the announcement on the ShadPS4 […]

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Over the past few weeks, leakers and dataminers have uncovered evidence that the classic PlayStation 3 era Black Ops titles (BO1 and BO2) are seemingly being brought over to PlayStation 4 / 5 in one form or another. Following plenty of speculation, the team at Treyarch have now come out and made it official – revealing that the port is set to launch some time next month.

Following discoveries by dataminers that PlayStation’s back-end servers had received seemingly new listings for Call of Duty Black Ops (2010) and Black Ops 2 (2012), there has been a ton of speculation of what this will entail; whether it’s a remaster, a port, or something else entirely.

While we have yet to get the full suite of answers, the project’s existence has now been officially confirmed, with Treyarch taking to Twitter to write: “It's official: the original Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are being ported to PlayStation in July, courtesy of our partners at @IronGalaxy. Both will include Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.”

Though certainly an exciting prospect given the fact that PS3 era titles are unplayable on modern PlayStation consoles due to a lack of backwards-compatibility with the system, many questions remain as to the extent of this port.
Presumably, this new release will at the very least boost resolutions significantly when compared to the PS3 originals (which could run as low as 540p), but anything beyond this is still up in the air.

That said, while confirmed to not be a remaster, hopefully this port will bring with it at least a couple more enhancements; namely an FOV slider and perhaps a 120fps option. As of right now however, nothing has been detailed, and so for all we know it could remain a low-res, low-FOV aliased mess – though hopefully not.

Iron Galaxy has plenty of experience working on game ports, ranging from the console version of Sleeping Dogs back in 2010 to Borderlands 2 on PS Vita and more recently Metroid Prime Remastered for the Nintendo Switch.

Across its repertoire however, the studio has also had its fair share of stinkers, including the infamous PC versions of Batman Arkham Knight and The Last of Us Part 1.

All that being said, it will be nice to finally have access to these classic COD entries in any form on a modern PlayStation console – though a few enhancements wouldn’t go amiss.

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Ahead of what will undoubtedly be the biggest gaming release of the year and potentially of the decade, with GTA 6, developer Rockstar and publisher Take-Two are letting players still engaged with GTA 5 have a nice freebie. If you're someone who is still playing your digital copy of the PS4 or Xbox One version of GTA 5 on your current-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, then starting tomorrow, you're getting a major upgrade, as owners of the digital version of the last-gen version of the game are getting a free update to the current-gen version. Announced in a blog […]

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While the Call of Duty Black Ops series may be on its 7th entry at this point, many agree that two of Treyarch’s greatest works came with the first 2 Black Ops games. Released back in 2010 and 2012 respectively, these PS3-era CODs have been left behind on PlayStation owing to the lack of PS3 backwards compatibility. Fortunately, a proper current-gen port seems to be on the way, with PlayStation’s back-end servers now listing the duology as coming to PS4 / PS5.

As reported by ‘PlayStation Game Size’ (who datamines new game entries through PlayStation’s servers), both Call of Duty Black Ops 1 and 2 have been listed internally with PS4 / PS5 as the target platforms.

When asked for more details, the ‘leaker’ claimed that these releases should include more than just the campaign, meaning Zombies and hopefully multiplayer as well.

This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard of the OG Black Opses coming to current-gen hardware, with the Korean Games Rating board listing both titles for PlayStation at the tail-end of May.

While seemingly not a remaster, hopefully at the very least these ports include high framerates; a 4K (or close enough) resolution; all DLC and most importantly an FOV slider. We shouldn’t have to wait too long to find out.

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Prior to the official announcement for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, Activision confirmed that this year’s entry would be leaving last-gen consoles behind – marking the first game to be released exclusively on current-gen hardware. At the time, it was unknown what would become of COD’s free-to-play Warzone. Now we know, with Activision confirming that Warzone will be delisted (on PS4 and Xbox One) as soon as next week.

Making the surprise announcement on their blog, the team at Activision revealed that they are leaving last-gen Warzone behind in a rather rapid fashion.

Though the game will technically be playable on PS4 / Xbox One up until the arrival of MW4 Season 1 (likely sometime in November / December), the last-gen version of Warzone is being officially delisted from storefronts next week on the 4th of June.

As mentioned, you’ll still be able to redownload the game and keep playing for now, but come Season 1 of MW4 all last-gen support will be officially ended.

The full post (including an FAQ detailing what will happen to you COD Points etc) can be found HERE, with more information on Modern Warfare 4 itself available HERE.

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With each generation we’ve seen console players continue to adopt digital game purchases at an increasing rate. While not quite at the level of PC gaming yet, Sony’s PS5 has managed to shift the pendulum to near-complete digital dominance; with just 15% of recent sales being attributed to physical media.

As part of the company’s most recent fiscal earnings report, Sony revealed – collated by the publication PushSquare – that 85% of all game sales during the past Quarter (ending on the 31st of March 2026) were digital.

Of course, the PS5 represents the first home console from Sony to offer an SKU without a disc-drive, meaning a solid percentage of the total user base are all-in on digital gaming. Even so, 85% is a massive percentage and suggests that the PlayStation 6 will further embrace the digital space come its inevitable arrival.

In terms of overall console sales, the PS5 is continuing to truck along, with Sony confirming that it has pushed past 93.7 million units. This puts the console comfortably as the 8th best-selling system of all time – currently sitting behind the Nintendo Wii (101.63 million); the OG PlayStation (102.49 million) and Sony’s last-gen PS4 (currently at 117.2 million).

Given that the PS5 has continued to receive price increases more than half a decade on from its initial launch, it will be interesting to see whether Sony’s latest and greatest manages to surpass the PS4 when all is said and done.

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Right up until Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in 2025, Activision has continued to support last-generation consoles, bringing new titles to Xbox One and PS4 systems well into the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 lifecycle. That is finally going to change this year. 

In recent days, a rumour has begun doing the rounds claiming that this year's Call of Duty game is in active development for PS4 and other last-gen consoles. In a rare move, Activision addressed the rumour head-on in a social media post, saying that “the next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4”.

Considering Call of Duty has continued to ship on PS4 up to this point, it wouldn't be crazy to guess that this year's title would also come to last-gen consoles. However, Activision appears to want to make it clear that this will not be the case this year.

Activision might be banking on the fact that a large chunk of PS4 owners are now going to upgrade to PS5 specifically for Grand Theft Auto 6. The game has the potential to greatly expand the current-gen console userbase, to a point where last-gen versions of games are no longer necessary.

Not much is known about Call of Duty 2026 at this point, but this year's release is expected to be developed by Infinity Ward, giving Treyarch and the Black Ops series a much-needed break.

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KitGuru Says: What are you hoping to see from this year's Call of Duty title? Do you think that dropping PS4/Xbox One will lead to a noticeable visual improvement for this year's game? 

Like with many other annual franchises, Call of Duty has continued to release its games onto last-gen consoles – meaning PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. While early reports claimed that 2026’s entry (believed to be Modern Warfare 4) would be the first to launch exclusively on 9th-gen consoles, new leaks seem to suggest that Infinity Ward’s next title could still be targeting last-gen.

As reported by known Call of Duty leaker HeyImAlaix, 2026’s upcoming and unannounced COD title (believed to be Modern Warfare 4) “is currently being playtested on PS4.”

While it does not mean that the final game will make its way onto last-gen devices, this report is interesting as previous leaks claimed that 2026’s Call of Duty would be running on a new version of the IW Engine – and as such would be the first to be PS5/Xbox Series exclusive.

The official Call of Duty account on Twitter has since commented on the leak, writing: “Not sure where this one started, but it’s not true. The next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4”. While this seems to definitively refute the rumour, the specific wording of “not being developed for PS4” does leave some leeway for them to later claim that it's being developed for current-gen but will be back-ported to last-gen.

In case you missed it, various details regarding this year’s COD have spread over the past few months, with claims being made that it will be called Modern Warfare 4; will make use of an updated engine; is said to feature a new version of their DMZ extraction mode and as mentioned will be current-gen only.

All that said, since the introduction of Call of Duty HQ much of the work being done on future COD entries has leaked in one form or another – due to the unified nature of the engine – and so it is entirely possible that evidence of their development on PS4 is simply a by-product of this. We will have to wait and see.

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Video game studios don't often comment on rumours, but when they do they offer welcome points of clarity for players. Today, Activision chose to comment on a rumour that ran rampant yesterday and most of today, which was that the next Call of Duty game (which is largely reported to be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4) is being made for last-gen consoles, specifically PS4. The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the shooter franchise cleared the air on that, and seemingly confirmed one of the biggest questions surrounding 2026's Call of Duty entry. "Not sure where this one started, […]

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Earlier this week, we learned through leaks that Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Football Manager 26 and The Crew Motorfest would all be joining the PlayStation Plus library this month. Now, Sony has revealed the full list, including five extra games.

PlayStation Plus Extra is Sony's answer to Game Pass, giving fans access to a large but rotating library of available exclusives and third-party titles on PS5. Those who go for the PlayStation Plus Premium tier also get access to an additional library of ‘classic' games.

The full list of games joining PlayStation Plus Extra this month includes:

• The Crew Motorfest | PS5, PS4
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered | PS5, PS4 (Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition will be available instead for PS4 players)
• Football Manager 26 Console | PS5
• Warriors: Abyss | PS5, PS4
• Squirrel with a Gun | PS5
• The Casting of Frank Stone | PS5
• Monster Train | PS5

Finally, PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers will get one new classic joining the library this month – Wild Arms 4. All of the new titles will be available to download starting on April 21st.

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Battlefield Hardline remains one of the more interesting entries in EA’s massive FPS franchise, with the 2015 title being primarily developed by Visceral Games (as opposed to DICE) while moving away from military conflicts in order to focus on the “war on crime” – having you play as either police special response units or bog-standard criminals. Over a decade on from the game’s initial release, EA have now announced that BF: Hardline will officially be delisted from consoles this May; though it will remain playable and purchasable on PC.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, the official Battlefield Comms page confirmed that “On Friday, May 22nd, Battlefield Hardline on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be removed from digital storefronts, and you will no longer be able to purchase it and all extra related content, such as DLC.”

They continued, “Online services on these platforms will end on Monday, June 22nd. While Hardline will no longer support online functionality on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, players who own the game will still be able to play the single-player component.”

As mentioned, this delisting only pertains to the console version of Hardline, with EA confirming that “Today’s update does not impact PC. Battlefield Hardline on PC will remain available, including online services.”

No direct explanation was given for this decision, however it is safe to assume that the game no longer has enough of a population on console to justify it remaining online. Of course, Hardline released in an era prior to the rise in crossplay, and so the game relies on there being a healthy playerbase across each platform individually.

Given that Battlefield Hardline was a PS3/PS4 generation title, it is unlikely that many console players are going back to experience what was a pretty controversial release. All that said, here’s to hoping that the PC servers remain online and active for years to come.

KitGuru says: What did you think of Battlefield Hardline back in the day? Are you glad that pretty much all multiplayer titles released nowadays include crossplay? Let us know down below.

It is no secret that the God of War franchise soared to new heights of popularity with its 2018 soft-reboot on PlayStation 4. Since then, the duology of God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok have generated a lot of money for Sony, bringing in well over $1 billion between the two of them. 

According to a LinkedIn update from a Senior Managing Producer at Sony Santa Monica Studios (via Insider Gaming), to date, God of War and its sequel, Ragnarok, have generated more than $1.4 billion, a massive number considering both are single-player titles with somewhat limited replay value and zero multiplayer components to sell microtransactions.

While the original God of War trilogy was popular during the PS2 and PS3 eras, God of War 2018 made huge strides in cinematic storytelling and successfully modernised Kratos for a whole new audience of gamers both young and old.  The two newer games moved away from Greek mythology and focused on Norse gods, telling the story of Kratos and his son, Atreus, following the death of Kratos's wife.

A new God of War title is said to be in development at Sony Santa Monica at the moment but little is known about it. On top of that, Sony just announced last week that it is going back and remaking the full original trilogy, although we have yet to see any gameplay footage or screenshots.

KitGuru Says: God of War became one of my favourite game franchises during the PS4 era. Considering the quality of both titles, it is no surprise to see that both games have done huge numbers financially.